City
Epaper

Delhi reports 1,964 fresh Covid case; 8 deaths

By IANS | Updated: August 18, 2022 22:05 IST

New Delhi, Aug 18 The national capital on Thursday reported 1,964 fresh Covid infections against 1,652 cases reported ...

Open in App

New Delhi, Aug 18 The national capital on Thursday reported 1,964 fresh Covid infections against 1,652 cases reported on the previous day, as per a health bulletin.

In the same time period, the city has reported 8 more Covid related deaths.

The fresh cases have taken Delhi's overall caseload to 19,90,355 while the death toll has risen to 26,408.

Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate of the city has come down to 9.42 per cent.

The number of active cases stands at 6,826, out of which 4,323 patients are being treated in home isolation.

With 1,939 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 19,57,121.

The number of Covid containment zones stands at 313.

A total of 20,844 new tests 14,954 RT-PCR and 5,890 Rapid Antigen, were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 3,97,71,523 while 26,394 vaccines were administered 1,657 first doses, 4,275 second doses, and 20,462 precaution doses.

The total number of cumulative beneficiaries vaccinated so far stands at 3,61,34,718 according to the health bulletin.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Rapid influenza diagnostic test
Open in App

Related Stories

HealthIndia reports 40% jump in new Covid cases, Delhi govt calls emergency meet

HealthDelhi reports 300 Covid cases, positivity rate nears 14%

HealthDelhi reports 153 Covid cases, positivity rate crosses 9%

HealthDelhi reports 152 Covid cases, positivity rises nears to 7%

HealthDelhi reports 117 new Covid cases

Health Realted Stories

HealthNovel CAR-T therapy shows promise against hard-to-treat cancer

HealthChemicals in food containers, medical equipment behind spike in heart disease deaths: Lancet

HealthWho’s Steering Indian Health Policy? COP11 Puts Foreign Interference in the Spotlight

HealthIsraeli researchers discovered stress in pregnancy affects baby's brain before birth

HealthJabalpur’s newborn gets life-saving heart treatment under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram